My aunt insisted you need a full cup of sugar in her peach cobbler, but it's way too sweet.

I cut it to two-thirds of a cup last summer and my whole family said it was better. Anyone have a go-to fruit dessert that isn't a sugar bomb?

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hart.parker12d ago

lol I actually disagree a little here. Sugar does way more than just sweeten in baking, it affects texture and browning so cutting it too much can mess with the final product. Old recipes like that one probably worked well for a reason, not just because someone copied a cheap filler.

laura_white992mo ago

Sugar is cheap filler in a lot of old recipes. Your aunt probably just copied it from someone else who did the same thing. Not everything written down is worth keeping.

the_jake2mo ago

Look at my grandma's handwritten pie crust recipe. It calls for a whole cup of sugar and it's the flakiest crust you'll ever eat. Calling that a cheap filler is just wrong.